This isn't necessarily (or even mostly) Apple's fault, however. Its take on Apple's Mac platform is slightly less positive. That said, Sophos mostly gives Windows 7 a passing grade. EXE part invisible to most users," the researchers wrote. The default behavior allows malware writers to disguise executables as files such as - with the. "This has been a problem for many years, and many security experts have called on Microsoft to fix it. EXE files - can fall prey to not-so-clever malware attacks. For this reason, Sophos researchers point out, even users who have a basic grasp of system security best practices - such as not blindly double-clicking on unknown or untrusted. Nor has Microsoft tackled a long-standing compliant of the Windows security community: its decision to hide file extensions (.EXE. "Corporate security admins may find the learning curve of a new style of group management a little steep compared to tried-and-trusted third-party methods applicable across multiplatform networks," the report said.
Sophos says Windows 7's improved firewall is almost certainly a winner, but its scope (or usefulness) is largely confined to home users who typically lack "the gumption to source and manage their own firewall." In the enterprise, which is one environment in which Microsoft hopes that Windows 7 will vastly improve upon the performance of its predecessor, the firewall has in some cases proven to be a drawback. For this reason, the bulk of Windows 7 systems are still at risk for data loss. Sophos also flags Windows 7's disk-level encryption feature, BitLocker, which is still a premium-only option.
Although a clear improvement, the UAC still places a great deal of responsibility for securing systems on untrained end users," the Sophos report said.
"Microsoft hopes that this will reduce users' reflex response to simply click on anything to make pop-ups go away. Rather, it's a function of Microsoft promising more than it can realistically deliver. This isn't necessarily a problem with UAC, either.
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